The Shandong Battle broke out for half a month, but it did not fight according to the ideas of Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou and others. At first, they made too fast and the speed of progress was far below their expectations, but after more than ten days of fighting, they became difficult to make progress again.

And they could also see that they could progress so quickly, mainly because the other party gave up these territory, and the other party didn't want to give up, they were beaten to death.

Especially the cavalry division of the Chinese Army gave them huge restraints. The Chinese Army cavalry was in the Dongchang Prefecture area and attacked the weak links of the enemy, forcing the official army to dare not divide the troops. Even if they fought in Qiugu, they had to go in groups.

Nowadays, the army is still used to fight and conquer cities and territory. They are better off, they just need to send out large troops to raise some food and grass and pull people. Otherwise, they will die.

The emergence of this situation made those who wanted to come to Shandong to make a fortune and make a fortune realize that they were taking it for granted. The ropes and pockets on them were prepared a little too early. Before they could win the battle, they wanted to bully the other party as the loser, which was a bit daydream.

Only then did they realize that the Chinese army was a meat-eating wolf, not a sheep they could bully. It was because of this that Yang Sichang and Hong Chengchou decided to clear the way out first and then attack forward, otherwise they would die miserably.

But the court was still stubborn. Even if they repeatedly wrote to the court, they still insisted on this idea. In the eyes of the court, the Liu family was the core of the Chinese army. Liu Bu might have died, and the rest was Liu Yuanqiao. If Liu Yuanqiao died or something happened, their Liu family would fall down and scatter. This did not mean that the Chinese army would be defeated by them quickly, but that the generals in charge of the Chinese army would have their own troops and no longer serve the Liu family.

If something happened to Liu Yuanqiao, there would be no one in the Liu family. Even if these people were willing to be loyal to the Liu family, they would not know who they should be loyal to. This would lead to a situation where the Chinese army was in power and the heroes were competing for the emperor. This situation would be greatly favorable to the court, and this was the fastest way to defeat the opponent.

If they attacked one town or another, the Chinese army occupied several provinces and lands, and they might not be able to defeat these towns after more than ten years.

And now everyone in the world has recognized one thing, that is, time is beneficial to the Chinese army, but not to the Ming Dynasty.

Why do you say that? Because the Chinese army occupied the important tax and taxation land of the Ming Dynasty, the essence of the Ming Dynasty. They can obtain a large amount of taxes and a large amount of supplies from here every year. As time goes by, they will become stronger.

The Ming Dynasty was quite a scam. All the heavy taxes were lost, and the rest was the most poor place. It had to support so many troops and the entire court. It would be able to support it for a while. If it was the long-term, it would definitely not work.

For example, if they gathered so many troops this time, they could be called fishing in the end. This kind of explosion that only lasted for a while will inevitably not last long. Over time, they will disband without the enemy.

This situation is what the court is most worried about. In fact, the court has always faced this kind of difficulty. Since the rise of Jiannu in the Wanli period, they have sent troops to encircle and suppress the enemy many times. They have interfered with the actions of the frontline generals many times, hoping to fight quickly and resolve the enemy in the shortest time, so that they can save more money and food.

As a result, the generals in front were forced to go out to fight the enemy in advance, and fell into the enemy's decisive plan. As a result, they were defeated and killed, and their entire army was wiped out. Even their supplies and food belonged to the enemy, making Jiannu even stronger.

It is obvious that the court has healed the scar and forgot the pain, and has never learned from this aspect, but has entered a new round of vicious circles.

They just hope to eliminate Liu Zhe at the lowest cost in the shortest time.

Of course, Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang could see the court's thoughts and their difficulties, but they were lamenting: "Is this Liu thief easy to deal with? He can't defeat them even if he does his best. Do you want to defeat them easily?"

So whether it was Yang Sichang or Hong Chengchou, they all decisively rejected the orders of the court. In their eyes, they were concerned about doing their best to defeat Liu Zhe. Now they listened to the court and won the award. If they were to be the court commander, they would be the one who lost the battle, and the knife would be cut on their heads.

So neither of them carried out the orders, but implemented the policies formulated, which made the court very angry.

Within one day, an imperial edict was issued and harshly reprimanded for twelve consecutive days. This put a lot of pressure on Hong Chengchou and Yang Sichang. This was simply more deadly than the twelve gold medals in history.

But they knew that the officials in the court were just ordinary people who talked about the simple and mediocre people, and they didn't know the actual situation at all. They knew that they were standing in the temple and were blindly talking. This battle was very much followed by their methods, but they were afraid they would lose even worse.

Whether it was Hong Chengchou or Yang Sichang, after fighting with the Liu family army many times, they knew the other party's strength and no longer underestimated them, so they did not dare to be careless at all.

They are now just like fighting with tigers, focusing on themselves and cautiously, and dare not slacken at all. However, the court is better. Seeing the officers on the front line advance smoothly, they thought the Chinese army was easy to deal with, so they took it seriously and prepared to fight and decide quickly, and annihilate the enemy with the shortest time and the least cost.

After the army entered Shandong, the start was very good, which made the emperor very happy. According to the current progress, I was afraid that within half a year, I could take down Jinan and defeat the enemy.

But unexpectedly, there was a disagreement with the generals on the front line so soon. On such a major issue, the generals on the front line actually rejected the imperial edict and acted on their own, which made the emperor very angry.

Emperor Chongzhen secretly promised: Now he will not obey the orders. When they wiped out the Liu thief and their achievements will shock the Lord, will they still take the court seriously? I am afraid that if they wiped out the Liu thief, there will be new Yang thief and Hong thief!

So the emperor no longer hesitated this time, but sent his eunuchs to the front line to supervise the army.

In the past, Emperor Chongzhen did not believe in military officers or civil servants. He often fought on the front line and sent eunuchs as military supervisors.

However, as military supervisors, these eunuchs did not play any useful role. Instead, they dragged their feet and forced them to summon them back due to the Qing Dynasty's argument.

Now that he saw the situation was critical, he sent Gao Qiqian to Yang Sichang's camp again to supervise the army, and at the same time sent Cao Huachun to Baoding camp to serve as military commander.

These eunuchs went to supervise the army. They were the emperor's personal representatives, and had great power and had great decision-making power in many things. Although they might not do better than these generals, one thing is that all their power comes from the emperor and are loyal. They will not appear like the generals who make contributions and take credit for themselves. If they have some power in their hands, they will not obey the orders of the court and do their own things.

The emperor sent eunuchs to the front line to supervise the army, which would help him control the army and understand the movements of the army in a timely manner. This would be the best way to do it.

But it was spread to the bottom, which made these soldiers extremely angry and angry.

Even Yang Sichang, who has always regarded himself as loyal to the emperor and patriotism, was very angry. They were thinking: "We have sent troops to fight for the court in extremely harsh environments, not avoiding wind and rain, lying on snow and ice, pursuing obstacles, and moving forward with heavy burdens. It can be said that life and death are aside, and they are ordered to be in critical survival and death. They are willing to do this, regardless of reward, life and death, and do their country, and are loyal to the emperor and patriotism.

However, they were loyal to the emperor and patriotism, but the emperor did not give them enough rewards or trust them. If the emperor did not trust them, how could they command hundreds of thousands of troops to fight?

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen believed that sending eunuchs to the front line was a very wise move, but it caused unanimous anger and anger among the generals on the front line.

When Emperor Chongzhen sent eunuchs to the front line to issue orders to control all the troops, Yang Sichang got angry on the spot.

At this time, Yang Sichang thought of his grievances, and he was simply fooling the soldiers to fight and the soldiers to work hard. Now that he has been on the battlefield, he has turned his back on the other side.

Since ancient times, when serving as a soldier, he had to pay military salaries and give food. Now, the imperial court has adopted the despicable means of using war to support war.

Throughout history, which army can support war, is basically successful for a while, and eventually it will eventually perish.

Yang Sichang knew that such a result would be, but he still led his troops to set off without hesitation. He was in the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. The emperor treated me with a national scholar, and I should repay him with a national scholar.

Now that I'm going to send an eunuch to monitor him, how can I trust him? How can I get along with the king and his subjects?

Moreover, since ancient times, no one who sent eunuchs to supervise the army has failed to defeat the war.

At that time, there would probably be another situation. If the battle was defeated, it must be that Yang Sichang was unable to lead the troops and was unable to fight. If he won, he would be deemed to be divided into the eunuch who supervised the army first.

As an orthodox scholar, Yang Sichang also had his strong side. Like other scholars, he looked down on eunuchs, his body, hair, and his parents were easily damaged. This was because he was unfilial. In order to seek wealth, fame and fortune, he was castrated into the palace and was extremely unfilial, and he could no longer be called a human being.
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